Sunday Re-Cap (25th Feb 2007)

After God’s Own Heart
by Don Boots

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1 Sam 13:13-14

• David was a man after God’s own heart.
• He wrote the psalms and served God wholeheartedly.
• He had a “kindred spirit” with God.
  

Acts 13:21-22-The key to David’s relationship with God was that he did “all MY will”. He was obedient to God’s will for his life.

1 Sam 15:22-Obedience is better than sacrifice.

We see the progression of David’s life of obedience:

• 1 Sam 16-God’s opinion far exceeds man’s opinion.
• 1 Sam 17-David defeats Goliath in obedience to God.
• 1 Sam 18,19-David endures Saul’s persecution even though he was anointed as king.
• 2 Sam 11-David breaks 3 of the 10 commandments
• 2 Sam 12-David wholeheartedly repents before the LORD. When we sin, we sin before the LORD and not man. Therefore we need to repent wholeheartedly before the LORD as David did IN ORDER TO REMAIN AFTER GOD’S OWN HEART.

To Have A Heart After God’s Own Heart:

1. We need to have a HEART of WORSHIP-Jer 29:13 And ye shall seek me, and find [me], when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
2. We need to have a LIFE of WORSHIP-Eph 5:18, 19
3. We need to have a REPENTANT and CONTRITE heart-2 Sam 12:13, 14-Choices are free but consequences are compulsory. David’s sin was taken away but he faced the consequences of his sin from that day onwards (son died, incest, rebellion in the family, etc).
   

Rom 2:11-We need to seek God as David did and we will have a relationship with God as David did. God has no favorites.

Application:
Prov 4:23-Everything we do has got to do with the heart. Our giving is not about money, it’s about the attitude of our HEARTS. Our serving has nothing to do with time or talents; it’s about the attitude of our HEARTS.

David was a man after God’s own heart NOT JUST because he was talented or wealthy or powerful; it was because of the attitude of his HEART.

Let’s seek after God and be a man/woman after His own heart!